Reply to "RCS 4-way 8 track switch"

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@gunrunnerjohn posted:
They don't actually have an 8 way switch, they combine their four-way switch with four additional switches, two #100 and two #101. As for the size of the whole assembly, huge comes to mind!
I have a couple of their 4-way switches leading into my freight yard, those alone are 27" long and 10" wide at the exit. The goal of the 8 track combination is eight tracks spaced at 3.5", so do the math and add and additional 2" for the total width of the assembly. Looks like it would be about 30" wide in total.
I forgot to mention the spacers in the diagram. Looks like the total length of the whole shooting match is around 67" long.

John, It looks like your implementation with the two, four switch units in parallel is a more effective use of linear space yielding potentially longer storage tracks, Is that the case?

9/26/212:15 PM

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